H.R. 418: Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-10 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Act

Plain summary

Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program with community partners (private nonprofit organizations) to provide intensive community care coordination and supportive services to disabled veteran families who lack access to direct wellness services provided by the VA or other entities. Such services may include: care coordination and case management services; outreach services; assistance in obtaining VA benefits, including vocational and rehabilitation counseling, employment and training service, educational assistance, and health care services; assistance in obtaining and coordinating the provision of other public benefits provided by government agencies or community partners, including marriage counseling, services for children, suicide prevention, substance abuse awareness and treatment, mental health awareness and treatment, financial counseling, anger management counseling, domestic violence awareness and prevention, employment assistance, transportation services, child care, housing counseling, preparing and updating family care plans, development of strategies for living with a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, and accessing emergency financial assistance through philanthropic efforts; and direct services that are necessary to improve the well-being and address the needs of the disabled veteran families but that are otherwise unavailable through existing public or private programs.

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Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr418.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr418 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115